Description: Mass-Care (Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care) is a grassroots coalition founded in 1995 that advocates for a publicly financed, single-payer health care system in Massachusetts. The organization sponsors state-level 'Medicare for All' legislation that would create a Massachusetts Health Care Trust to provide comprehensive coverage to all residents with no premiums, co-pays, or deductibles and emphasizes organizing, lobbying, and local ballot initiatives to build political support. Type: Non-profit advocacy coalition / state-level advocacy organization Policies: State-level single-payer/Medicare-for-All legislation and public financing of health care; universal coverage and elimination of point-of-service out-of-pocket costs; limits on duplicative private insurance for services covered by the single-payer plan; protections to expand access for low-income residents, immigrants, and vulnerable populations; support for labor and provider interests and opposition to privatization and cuts to public programs. Funding: Primarily small-dollar grassroots donations, contributions and dues from coalition member organizations, and financial support from allied unions and progressive advocacy groups; donations to Mass-Care are solicited for legislative work and are not presented as tax-deductible on the organization's donation page. Affiliates: Coalition partners and allied groups such as Massachusetts Physicians for a National Health Program (Mass PNHP), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 93, American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, Boston Teachers Union, SEIU-affiliated groups, Healthcare-NOW! and numerous local community and advocacy organizations; recent executive directors and leaders associated with Mass-Care include Stephanie Nakajima and Kimberley Connors.
